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RegionObama TransitionDaily DigestMeetings
The Drury High School Council meets Tuesday, Jan 13, at 6:30 in the conference room. Agenda items include AYP, school grant, laptop initiative and PowerSchool updates. |
Steve Decker cleans up in front of BankNorth on Wednesday.
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More Snow
The Berkshires received several inches of snow this morning, but not enough to close schools, unlike yesterday's sleety mess. Temperatures will drop into the 20s this afternoon. A few more snow showers are expected through the weekend.
We have reports that the roads are very slippery to take care in the evening commute. |
Duff'em If You've Got'em
 North Adams Regional Hospital went smoke-free Monday — so did all its sister sites, from Sweet Brook to Northern Berkshire Family Practice to the Women's Exchange. No ashtrays, no smoking: No butts about it. |
Wanted: Eagle Eyes
MassWildlife's annual eagle count runs Dec. 31 to Jan. 14. Anyone sighting one of the regal birds in Massachusetts is asked to participate.
Send date, time, location and town of eagle sightings, number of birds, whether juvenile or adult and observer's contact information to Mass.wildlife@state.ma.us. |
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Other StuffMars Rovers Mark 5 Years
 Spirit and Opportunity have been trekking the red planet for half a decade. Spirit hit the 5-year mark on Sunday; Opportunity will on Jan. 24. |
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BCC Board of Trustees Goes on Record in Opposition to Question One - September 29, 2008
“Expanding its traditional role of advocate” for Berkshire Community College, BCC’s Board of Trustees has gone on record in opposition to Question One on the November ballot. The following motion was approved by the board earlier this week (9/23) at its regularly scheduled meeting:
“In the judgment of the Board, the elimination of the state income tax will jeopardize the future of public higher education in Massachusetts and Berkshire Community College in particular. This college must maintain its viability and vitality as the only community college in Berkshire County providing traditional and non-traditional students with transfer options, professional careers, and continuing education opportunities as well as addressing the needs of the workplace and the community. The people who deliver the quality programs and services that make BCC the strong academic institution it is need to be protected. This necessitates the board’s expanding its traditional role of advocate to take a public stand on Question One.
“Question One must be defeated for the following reason:
1. The state income tax provides 40% of state revenues.
2. Our state appropriation constitutes 50% of our budget of approximately 16 million dollars. Budget cuts at the state level in this fiscal year have already imposed BCC budget cuts of $170,000.
3. Public Higher Education Funding is insufficient in years of positive state revenues. The budget crisis that the loss of state income tax revenue would create for a small college like BCC would be crippling.
4. The potential for across the board cuts would devastate small institutions in rural areas.
5. The cost of education would increase to our students and accessibility to higher education would be greatly diminished.” |
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